Disney to acquire Muppets from Jim Henson Co.

[guy incognito]

Guess "the Mouse" is hell-bent on taking another set of childhood icons down the drain with it. :realmad:

Article (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=808&ncid=808&e=1&u=/dowjones/20040217/bs_dowjones/200402171758001188)

[BradOlson]

Actually, Jim wanted Disney to buy the Muppets and his dream came true posthumously.

[reechie]

I know Jim Henson himself was negotiating with Disney to sell the Muppets around the time of his death.

[Evan L]

Weren't the Muppets associated with The Mouse earlier, in the '90's?

Something like this was inevitable with Hensen gone. Better Disney than say, Larry Flynt! :laugh:

Evan

[Jefhart]

Weren't the Muppets associated with The Mouse earlier, in the '90's?

Something like this was inevitable with Hensen gone. Better Disney than say, Larry Flynt! :laugh:

Evan

Hmmmmm........Larry Flynt and the Muppets, now there's a rather nauseating thought. :)

Jeff

[Jimbo]

The Muppets 3-D movie at Dsiney/MGM Studios is always one of the hgihlights of my Disney World trips! Well done 3-D and very funny.

[Mad Matt]

Hmmmmm........Larry Flynt and the Muppets, now there's a rather nauseating thought. :)

Jeff

Ever see Meet the Feebles? Great (albeit disgusting) movie about a Muppet-type TV show. I loved it even before I knew who Peter Jackson (who wrote and directed it) was!

- Matt

[Jefhart]

Ever see Meet the Feebles? Great (albeit disgusting) movie about a Muppet-type TV show. I loved it even before I knew who Peter Jackson (who wrote and directed it) was!

- Matt

Nope, never heard of it. I'll have to check it out though.

Jeff

[Pug]

Ever see Meet the Feebles? Great (albeit disgusting) movie about a Muppet-type TV show. I loved it even before I knew who Peter Jackson (who wrote and directed it) was!

- Matt

That's a great film. The DVD is crap unforunately.

Sean

[Pug]

Ack! Double post!

Sean